Is there such a tool for removing mortise cylinders

[exspook]

Also I have seen a simple tool, like a C spanner...you drill two holes in the cylinder left and right of the keyway then wind the lock out..

Ali Bongo...no lock

or fixing screw and wasted lock case

Oxygen thieves the lot of them

[CaptHook]

I saw a guy remove a mortise lock with a pipe wrench, and he didn't even know about the set screw, so he plowed the tip of that screw all the way around that cylinder with brute force and ignorance.

it was really something to see.

you should remove the set screw from under the cover plate at the edge of the door.

This usually makes the unscrewing the cylinder easy enough to do with a keyblank.

Spin rings were designed for a reason......
Chuck

[zeke79]

A1 makes a mortise cylinder removal tool. It can be used to unscrew a cylinder when the grub screw is loosened or it can be used to break the grub scew. It is $37 from HLFlake and the item number in there catalog appears to be 16.

Hope that helps some.